British Youth Council

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British Youth Council (BYC)
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Established:	1948
Trustees:	Emily Beardsmore (Chair) Natalie Campbell Lloyd Russell Moyle James Slocombe Elle Dodd Tom Le Fevure Sean Donnelly Rajay Naik Peter Mason Derek Oakley Kristopher McGhee
Chief Executive:	James Cathcart
Address:	British Youth Council The Mezzanine 2 Downstream Building 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BG UK
Telephone:	0845 458 1489
Fax:	0845 458 1847
Website:	www.byc.org.uk
E-Mail:	mail@byc.org.uk
International affiliation:	European Youth Forum Commonwealth Youth Programme

As the National Youth Council of the UK, the British Youth Council (BYC)aims to support all young people in the UK to exercise their right to participate in decisions which affect them and to have a voice on issues about which they have a strong opinion.

BYC promotes the active citizenship of young people, working with them to develop their skills and abilities to participate in decision-making and controlling recourses, encouraging them to work together to take collective action.

BYC is an organisation that represents young people in the UK under 25. Run by young people for young people, BYC exists to represent the views of young people to government and decision-makers at a local, national, European and international level; and to promote the increased participation of young people in society and public life.

Founded in 1948, BYC is an umbrella body for around ,150 member youth organisations representing approximately 4-5 million young people. These include local youth councils and large youth organisations such as the Scouts, the National Union of Students and youth wings of Trade Unions.

BYC is about the voice of young people - representing themselves through activities such as Young People in Parliament Events, having their voices heard by politicians and policy makers.

BYC champions positive images of young people's actions and views through our media volunteers, trained to promote the work of young people and BYC, and through initiatives that celebrate young people's achievements such as the Royal Society of Arts Young Leader Awards.

BYC supports young people on many different levels, such as providing young people with v volunteering opportunities,other opportunities 4 young people, newsletters to keep young people up-to-date with what's happening through the BYC BULLETin and X-ACT e-news, In the News-news relevant to young people and more! BYC works on a global level as well.

BYC provides a wide range of training courses to meet the needs of young people; enabling them to make a difference.

British Youth Council (BYC) is also a member of the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which brings together National Youth Councils and Organisations from around Europe